(ps you guys totally schooled me on Sweet Tango apples. I’ve never even heard of them, but will be on the hunt this weekend!)

In other news, seeing as how it was a hot and toasty, summer-esque day, I decided to have a final farewell fling with my grill and cook up some burgers for dinner. Stuffed Garlic, Herb & Bacon Burgers to be exact!

The idea for these babies came from a restaurant I went to this weekend in Chicago. I had an insane burger with tomato, brie, bacon and balsamic vinegar reduction on pretzel bread (I know) which I used as inspiration for my rendition, which had tomato, Garlic & Herb Cheese Spread, bacon, tomatoes and grilled green onions!

and, every burgers best friend, worcestershire sauce. A little dab’ll do ya’. It takes a patty from good to GREAT!

At any rate, you know me – when I make a burger with cheese it’s usually stuffed inside, and tonight was no different! I started by lining a peanutbutter jar lid with foil, then laying a sheet of plastic wrap on top.

After I seasoned up my meat, I sectioned it into 8 portions and smooshed 1 portion into the lid.

That’s when I broke out the big guns. AlouetteGarlic & Herb Cheese Spread! I was kind of hating the fact that I decided to buy light, and it did taste a little light right out of the container, but it ended up being perfect. You’ll see. ;)

I used a cookie scoop and plopped a big blob (just wrote blog!) right in the middle of the burger patty.

See?

I took another portion of meat, flattened it a little then sealed it on top and around the sides. Make sure you seal that baby tight!

I stuffed 2 and left 2 plain – can you tell which is which? ;)

Grill, baby, grill!

We’ve got an erupter!

Woah!

I threw some green onions on the grill next to the burgers. These cook up really quick, so I stood by and flipped them frequently for a couple minutes.

I warmed up some of last night’s roasted vegetables as an easy side dish, and dug in.

Um, the warm, gooey cheese totally lost the “light” taste when it was paired with the charred onion, smoky beef and salty bacon. WOW, this was spectacular! Perhaps my favorite stuffed burger recipe yet?! What a great way to say ‘see ya’ summer!’

Actually, a great way to say see ya’ summer would be to follow this dinner up with a trip to Dairy Queen for a mini blizzard, but I’ve got a mile long to-do list that I chanted to myself during my run this afternoon so I wouldn’t forget…

Stuffed Pizza Burgers are a fun twist on the classic pizza. Add whatever toppings you like! I am LOVING the guest post submissions on your best vacation ever! Keep ‘em coming and remember that you don’t need to have a blog to submit a post, and your vacation didn’t need…

My name's Kristin and I'm an Iowa Girl! I eat as well as my sweet tooth allows, run as often as possible despite the crazy Iowa weather, and am usually dreaming about the next place I want to travel to! Read more...